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The Apostle Paul and His Ministry, By James Moriello, Firm Foundation Christian , Woonsocket, RI, 2016

The Apostle Paul and His Ministry, Study Outline

By James Moriello, Firm Foundation Christian Church, Woonsocket, RI, 2016

1. His a. Born , “asked for”, common name in Hebrew, as it was a common to ask for a son b. Became Paul, “little”, denotes humility or physical stature, :9 denotes he was known by both , possibly by birth, if name was changed or added we have no specifics in the Holy Writ 2. His Office a. Apostle, or sent one, commissioned for special service, to Gentiles primarily, but also to the (:15) b. Specific sense of the Apostolic office, :8-9, must be an eyewitness to the resurrected , therefore no Apostles today c. The eleven, being disqualified, replaced by Matthias (:21-26) d. Paul’s call came out of season, see conversion experience 3. His Background a. :39, , from Tarsus, in the Roman province of (modern day south-central Turkey) b. :28, citizen of by birth, implies father was a citizen c. Acts 22:3, strict and strongly religious upbringing, taught by (:34) d. :5-6, Benjamite (tribal identity was still known in these days, up until the destruction of the temple in 70 AD), a Pharisee, diligent to keep the externals of the Law, as well as the Oral Law e. Persecutor of (:58, 8:1-4, 9:1-2) f. Tentmaker by trade, not a professional clergyman (:3; :8; :14-18) 4. His Conversion Experience a. Acts 9:3-9 b. Acts 22:6-11 c. :12-18 d. Apply: value of personal Christian testimony, whatever its nature 5. Paul’s Christian Training a. Approximately ten years b. 1:15-24 6. Paul’s Journeys a. Acts 13-14 b. -18:22

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The Apostle Paul and His Ministry, By James Moriello, Firm Foundation Christian Church, Woonsocket, RI, 2016

c. Acts 18-21:8 7. Paul’s Later Life a. , Acts 21:17-23:30 b. , :31- 26 c. Voyage to and Arrival in Rome, -28 d. Paul’s Valedictory, :6-8 e. Paul’s Martyrdom, :21, according to tradition by decapitation, in or near Rome, crucifixion very unlikely due to his being a Roman citizen 8. Paul’s writings, 14 Books, Approximate Dates of Writing a. Romans 57 AD, 1 Corinthians 55 AD, 2 Corinthians 56 AD, Galatians 52 AD, Ephesians 61 AD, Philippians 61 AD, Colossians 61 AD, 1 Thessalonians 50 AD, 2 Thessalonians 52 AD, 1 Timothy 62 AD, 2 Timothy 64, AD Titus 62 AD, Philemon 62 AD, Hebrews (disputed authorship) 55 AD –brief summary of each book presented in study b. Early (Letters), to Specific Churches c. Personal Epistles, to Specific People d. All Epistles, Intended to be circulated amongst all the churches, circular letters e. Content both theological and practical—practical Christian living finds its basis in biblically correct theology, not in the opinions or decrees of men f. Written for and to both Gentile and Jewish audiences, although Galatians and Hebrews are written primarily to a Jewish audience (:15-16) 9. Paul’s Theology a. Cannot be disassociated or separated in any way from the rest of or the teachings of (:16-17; :21)—it is a part of the whole, and not different than the theology of any other biblical writer, but rather complementary to the rest of Scripture b. (:16-17; :8-10), i. :29-30, presents in three stages, justification, , glorification c. The Content of the (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; :20-21; Romans 1:4)

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